Pam Herd
Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University, with a year long detour at Nuffield College, Oxford University
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Automatic Voter Registration Works Everywhere It’s Been Implemented
A new Brennan Center study shows that AVR increased registration rates in every state where the policy has gone into effect.
Domestic abuse or genuine relationship? Our welfare system can't tell
Tying Centrelink payments to a partner can trap women in violent relationships.
Meet the woman who spent 22 months applying for the Disability Support Pension | PBA
When Brianna Bell turned up at Centrelink with her wheelchair, assistance dog and carer, staff wondered how it was possible she was not yet receiving any payments.
‘Anything but inclusive’: No school places for three disabled sisters
Couple find they have less support than when they were foster parents
O’Hare Standoff: Border Patrol Detaining Three Children Of Undocumented Parents
Federal officials have detained three American citizen children in pursuit of their undocmented parents. Let the children go, activists say.
Deputy prison warden posts Facebook meme that compares Muslim children to garbage
The official posted memes that compared Muslim children to garbage and equated flying the LGBTQ rainbow flag with hoisting the Confederate flag.
Children of the Dream
An acclaimed economist reveals that school integration efforts in the 1970s and 1980s were overwhelmingly successful -- and argues that we must renew our com...
Subscriber Only: Fintan O’Toole: The 2004 referendum on citizenship was a disgrace to Irish democracy
Amendment on citizenship shabbily undermines key provision of 1998 deal
2019 Parent Storytelling, Video Compilation A
Parents share their pregnancy journeys and personal experiences with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV).
SFI Research Centres
SFI Research Centres are making important scientific advances, enhancing enterprise and industry, training students with critical, in-demand skills, supporting regional development, and enhancing Ireland’s international reputation.
State's takeover of Obamacare marketplace is a win for Pa., but it’s only the first step | Opinion
Running your own marketplaces is certainly better than relying on a federal government that seems hellbent on running the Affordable Care Act into the ground. Nevertheless, the road can be quite rocky—and there will be potholes.
‘They tore out a piece of my heart’: Migrant mother describes toddler’s illness, death
Yazmin Juarez, a Guatemalan immigrant, told lawmakers Wednesday about how her 19-month-old daughter Mariee died after falling ill in federal detention.
A Most Reckless Proposal — A Plan to Continue Asbestos Use in the United States | NEJM
Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — A Most Reckless Proposal — A Plan to Continue Asbestos Use in the United States
How Many Voters Could Tom Steyer Enfranchise in Florida for the Amount He Plans to Spend on Running for President?
Rich Democrats like Steyer are missing a really obvious opportunity to advance a major progressive cause.
Amy McGrath for Kentucky
Fed up with Mitch McConnell and the Washington swamp he created? Meet Amy McGrath — a Marine, fighter pilot, and mom running for Senate to take him on.
We don't say how we really feel, and how this makes social change frequent, abrupt & unpredictable
Top legal scholar Prof Cass Sunstein explains and defends his new book, How Change Happens.